Bracknell Forest Borough Council elections
# Bracknell Forest Borough Council elections

Bracknell Forest Borough Council is the local authority for Bracknell Forest, a unitary authority in Berkshire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

## Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Non-metropolitan district

| Party in control | Years |
| - | - |
| Labour | 1973–1976 |
| Conservative | 1976–1995 |
| Labour | 1995–1997 |
| Conservative | 1997–1998 |

Unitary authority

| Party in control | Party in control | Years |
| - | - | - |
| | Conservative | 1998–2023 |
| | Labour | 2023–present |

### Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1984 have been:

| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| - | - | - | - |
| Alan Ward | Conservative | 1984 | 30 Apr 1992 |
| Bob Angell | Conservative | 30 Apr 1992 | 7 May 1995 |
| Austin McCormack | Labour | May 1995 | 13 May 1997 |
| Paul Bettison | Conservative | 13 May 1997 | 7 May 2023 |
| Mary Temperton | Labour | 24 May 2023 | |

## Council elections

### Non-metropolitan district elections

* 1973 Bracknell District Council election
* 1976 Bracknell District Council election
* 1979 Bracknell District Council election (New ward boundaries, number of seats increased from 31 to 40)
* 1983 Bracknell District Council election
* 1987 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
* 1991 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election

### Unitary authority elections

* 1997 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
* 2000 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
* 2003 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)
* 2007 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
* 2011 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
* 2015 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
* 2019 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election
* 2023 Bracknell Forest Borough Council election (New ward boundaries decreased the number of seats by 1)

## By-election results

### 1997–2000

Great Hollands South By-Election 12 November 1998 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Piasecki | 638 | 62.2 | +18.9 |
| | Conservative | Diana Henfrey | 329 | 32.1 | -8.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Maxwell | 58 | 5.7 | -10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 309 | 30.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,025 | 29.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

Harmans Water By-Election 25 February 1999 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Bailey | 876 | 50.2 | +10.7 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Turrell | 765 | 43.9 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Cocks | 103 | 5.9 | -10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,744 | 28.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2000–2003

Priestwood By-Election 8 November 2001 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | David Fawcett | 382 | 49.0 | -10.8 |
| | Conservative | Tony Packham | 312 | 40.1 | -0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Edwards | 85 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 779 | 29.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Hanworth By-Election 14 November 2002 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Charles Bailey | 576 | 40.4 | -2.9 |
| | Labour | Janet Keene | 521 | 36.6 | -0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lorraine De Laune | 137 | 9.6 | -1.6 |
| | Green | David Young | 120 | 8.4 | +0.4 |
| | UKIP | Lawrence Boxall | 71 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,425 | 22.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2003–2007

Binfield with Warfield By-Election 23 March 2006 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Brenda Wilson | 921 | 55.5 | +16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Hawkins | 444 | 26.8 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | David Fawcett | 174 | 10.5 | -8.7 |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey Newbold | 119 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 28.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,658 | 28.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007–2011

Hanworth By-Election 15 October 2009 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Mark Phillips | 640 | 42.4 | -14.2 |
| | Labour | Janet Keene | 377 | 25.0 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Larraine De Laune | 206 | 13.7 | +13.7 |
| | UKIP | Jeff Newbold | 139 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| | Green | Steven Gabb | 77 | 5.1 | -11.3 |
| | BNP | David Penson | 70 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,509 | 23.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Owlsmoor By-Election 25 February 2010 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Norman Bowers | 508 | 54.2 | -1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Thompson | 238 | 25.4 | +25.4 |
| | Labour | Guy Gillbe | 126 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
| | Green | Peter Forbes | 66 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | 24.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Winkfield & Cranbourne By-Election 28 November 2013 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Susie Phillips | 582 | 52.5 | -18.9 |
| | UKIP | Ken La Garde | 318 | 28.7 | +28.7 |
| | Labour | Janet Hazel Keene | 139 | 12.5 | -1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Peter Birchall | 69 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 23.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1108 | 27 | -20 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Central Sandhurst By-Election 20 October 2016 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Gaby Kennedy | 476 | 69.3 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | Anne Brunton | 211 | 30.7 | +10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 38.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 687 | 17 | -52 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2019-2023

Old Bracknell By-Election 9 December 2021 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Paul Bidwell | 434 | 61.1 | +23.2 |
| | Conservative | Iain McCracken | 276 | 38.9 | -9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 22.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 710 | 17 | -12 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 16.3 | |
